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Plitzner, Hans Joachim

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FIDEFIDE 16232291· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Hans Joachim Plitzner, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1778 — just 28 short of his peak of 1806 (Sep 2024, age 62). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 18 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2022 and Jan 2024.

Current rating

1778

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1806

−28 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 62

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,194

#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1695 → 1806
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 62 · −28 from today
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 62
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1695 → returned at 1698
Dec 2022
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dieter Schatz 1,979
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft · Nov 2025 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
-12
1790 → 1778
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9/ 2142.9%
6W6D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/5#871677-16.4
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/8#3301806+2.8
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#791786+0.6
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D (-16.4 Elo, finished #87).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,339
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#59,887
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
8339🇩🇪Plitzner, Hans Joachim1,778
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
59887🇩🇪Plitzner, Hans Joachim1,778
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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83193🇩🇪Plitzner, Hans Joachim1,778